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by Michael SnyderWe are witnessing a fundamental transformation of America. Some welcome the changes that are happening, while others are greatly resisting them. But one thing is very clear – the United States is a very different place than it was 40 or 50 years ago. Our population is aging, lifestyle patterns are dramatically shifting, … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn Bloomberg reports, Nov. 21, 2018, that the Chinese Communist government is on course with a program to track and rate the behavior of each of its 1.3 billion people and assign social credits or points that will be used to reward or punish. The program will be implemented in two years, by the end … Read more
by Graham Summers via Gains, Pains & Capital Ignore the day-to-day moves in the markets, in the big picture, some MAJOR is happening… namely, that the Everything Bubble is bursting. By creating a bubble in sovereign bonds, the bedrock of the current financial system, Central Banks created a bubble in EVERYTHING. After all, if the risk-free rate of return … Read more
by Troy December is almost here, and some traders are looking forward to the Santa Claus Rally. We demonstrated that seasonality is not consistent. Hence, seasonality factors are of secondary importance. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable direction by objectively quantifying technical analysis. For reference, here’s the random probability of the U.S. stock market going up on … Read more
by Geoffrey Grider What the Google patents describe are sensors and cameras mounted in every room to follow us and analyze what we’re doing throughout our home. They describe how the cameras can even recognize the image of a movie star’s image on a resident’s t-shirt, connect it to the person’s browsing history, and send the … Read more
by Adam Taggart As we’ve been tracking here at PeakProsperity.com, the housing market is starting to look quite ill. After the central bank-driven Grand Reflation following the Great Financial Crisis, home prices are now beginning to nose over from their new bubble-highs. Has the Housing Bust 2.0 begun? If so, how bad could things get? And … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNFWx-ssXLc UK voted down a “BREXIT” deal that was not actually a real Brexit! The MPs voted No because they want a REAL Brexit…. not a partial exit. GC
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter A big shift, at a cost of $3.8 billion – which it now has to borrow. “We recognize the need to stay in front of changing market conditions and customer preferences,” explained GM CEO Mary Barra in perfect corporate-speak in the statement released this morning, as employees are fretting about their jobs. The … Read more
By Bill Bonner BALTIMORE – We spent a delightful, long Thanksgiving weekend in the country, entertaining children and grandchildren. Not once did we open our laptop computer or look at the headlines. But now, it is another workweek, and we’re back on the job. As usual, we are looking at dots… and wondering how they … Read more
by DCG The speaker in this video, Matt Post, was a student member on the Montgomery County School Board. He is now a national field strategist for March for Our Lives. From Washington Post: Skipping school to attend a protest is likely to get much easier for high school students in suburban Maryland beginning as early as January. That’s when … Read more
Ron Paul, Institute for Peace and Prosperity, Released on 11/26/18 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released proposed rules allowing individuals to opt out of Obamacare’s abortion and contraception mandates for moral or religious reasons. These new rules should be cheered by all who agree with Thomas Jefferson that forcing people to subsidize … Read more
From The New York Times: Few countries have been moving toward a cashless society as fast as Sweden. But cash is being squeezed out so quickly – with half the nation’s retailers predicting they will stop accepting bills before 2025 – that the government is recalculating the societal costs of a cash-free future. The financial authorities, who once … Read more
From Coindesk: European Central Bank executive board member Benoît Cœuré said this week that blockchain is promising – but that bitcoin is “the evil spawn of the financial crisis.” Speaking at the Economics of Payments IX conference on Thursday, Cœuré, who is also the chair of the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures at the Bank … Read more
China Copied This Russian Jet Fighter (And It Has All Sorts of Problems) – YAHOO NEWS The J-15 is a reverse engineered copy of a 1980’s vintage Russian SU-33. They need it to successfully use their “too small” aircraft carrier. The problem is that in order to work, the jet has to perform flawlessly and … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nUxMwDBww0 Ashe Schow for the Daily Wire reports, Two Buzzfeed reporters are upset that President Donald Trump, a Republican, might nominate “a lawyer with conservative ties” but no diplomatic experience as the U.S. ambassador to Mexico. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.dailywire.com/news/38612/…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJWJzRWaGUM FOX News reports, A school has banned Christmas for being too commercial – and is making kids beg for the holiday’s return. Pupils at Lady Lumley’s School in Pickering, North Yorks., were told they must write to their religious ed teacher to plead for the celebration to be brought back. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.foxnews.com/world/scrooge… … Read more
Democratic Senator Ben Cardin claimed that President Trump is “causing” illegal immigrants to break the law when discussing recent attempts by illegal immigrants to cross the border. CNN’s John Berman wasn’t buying it, and pushed back against the claim. Be sure to like, subscribe, and comment below to share your thoughts on the video. … Read more
by Kimble Charting Could the S&P remain stuck in a trading range for another 8-months? Possible as it could be repeating a prior trading range! This chart applies Fibonacci extension levels to the 2007 highs and 2009 lows at each (1). The S&P created a Trading Range for over 18-months, as it struggled to break above its … Read more
by NorthmanTrader If I keep this up I’ll soon be accused of being a permabull 🙂 Oh I’m kidding. Yes I’m macro bearish but trade direction practical and data and technicals matter. Hence a quick follow up to the Bear Trap case, specifically 2 key data points that could matter greatly here and may represent a missing link in the … Read more
John Adams of Adams Economics interviews Harry Dent Economist John Adams and I discuss our conversations with Author Harry Dent during his recent Australian tour. Specifically, we pose the question, will the central banks simply try to print their way out of a crisis as they did a decade ago, and what are the potential consequences? See https://youtu.be/AJC3g67Zea4 for my recent … Read more
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest stories involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: A chart that might give hope to gold bugs, silver to surprise with a rally by year-end, and global growth worries could boost gold demand. A chart that might give hope to gold bugs … Read more
He spells it out clearly, he had no involvement with Julian Assange and the emails were stolen by Seth Rich and sent to Assange, and he knew that through his own investigation. 1. OAN EXCLUSIVE – Mueller extends plea bargain of a SINGLE COUNT OF PERJURY to author Jerome Corsi for what Corsi says is … Read more
by sundance British Members of Parliament will vote on Theresa May’s sketchy Brexit deal on Tuesday 11th of December. The U.K. House of Commons is set to debate the pact for five days. More than 100 members of parliament have indicated they could vote against the deal. Nigel Farage appears on Fox News to discuss the deal … Read more